Permanent crease forming means



1941- DLSEGELIN ET AL 2,253,732

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Patented Aug. 26, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT 2,253.13: Permanent cams]: FORMING MEANS David Segelin and Solomon Segelin, 'Rochester, N. Y.

Application May 11 m9, s -n1 Na zvaocn 9 Claims.

This invention relates to the formation of creases in garments, especially trousers, and has for one of its objects to provide a novel form of crease retaining tape for use in holding the crease permanently in shape.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for positioning the tape relative to the crease and attaching it in this predetermined position to the fabric.

These and other .objects and attendant advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from'the detailed description Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a portion portion, when attached, will not materially stiil'en the fabric because of its attachment thereto.

For the'application ofthe tape, the iron 4 is provided with the combination guide and positioning member 5 which is suitably attached to the pointed nose A of the iron so as to form a continuation thereof. A substantially vertical slot 6 is provided in the member 5' which terminates at the bottom in the horizontal groove 1 which leads from the slot to the bottom of thefront end or nose of the iron.

At the bottom of the member-5 extending forwardly of the slot 6 is provided the guide flange 8 which is adapted to cooperate with the groove 9 in the surface of the ironing board or arm Ill. The guide flange is of suitable length so that its engagement into the groove 9 will hold the iron at all times therewith.

v 'the back of the crease.

of the iron and ironing board similar to that fled for the attachment of the crease retaining tape in a modified manner.

Figure 5 is a-detail sectional view taken on the line 5-?! of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of a short length ofthe novel crease retaining tape.

Figure I is a side elevation of an iron and iron-' ing board in which the iron is provided with a modified form of mounting for the tape guide member carried thereby. 7

Figure 8 is a side elevation of an iron and ironing board with the tape gulde'member movable with the iron but separately mounted and guided relative to-the groove in the ironing board.

Figure 9 is an end elevation of the ironing board and tape guide member illustrated in Figure 8.

In our present invention the crease retaining tape i is provided on, the under side with a normally dry coating which is made adhesive when illustrated in Figure 2 in which the iron is modifabric so as to expand and force the crease into i The function of the guide flange 8 is to force the preformed crease ii in the fabric I2 into the groove 9 and hold it suitably expanded therein for the application andiattachment of the crease retaining tape in a predetermined position over In the attachment of the tape, as illustrated in Figure 1,'the fabric with itspreformed crease li--is placed on the board so that the crease is in line with and will engage into the groove 9. The iron is then placed over. the fabric to have the flange 8 in the member 5- engage into the preformed crease in the the groove 9 ahead of'the iron proper.

The crease retaining tape is taken from a sup I ply roll which is held suitably suspended over the iron so that the tape may be readilyfed therefrom to the iron. The free end of the tape is threaded into the vertical slot. 6 of the member 5 to have the, horizontal groove in the bottom of heated. 'The adhesive is applied along the edges 2, 2 of the tape so that the middle section 3 thereof remains uncoated. In this way the pliability of the-middle of the. tape is not affected by the coating and remains readily foldable the and of a suitable fabric so that even the coated I full length thereof. In addition the tape is thin this member hold the tape in line with the flange -8 for engagement by the ironing surface of the iron. The iron is suitably heated by any suitable heating medium to the temperature at which the adhesive will become active when transmitted thereto. With the iron at this'temperature its forward end or nose 4A is placed over the freeend of the tape to heat the coated surfaces thereof'and make thern'adhesive for attachment to the fabric on each side of the crease. After the free end of the tapeis attached to the fa-bric,the iron is moved over thefabric with the flange 8 in engagement withthe preformed crease causingthe tape to feed from its I supply .roll and to pass'thru the member 5 to be heated by the iron'and pressed in place over the 1 back of the crease to-activate the adheslvely forth thereon; with the mounted in front of the iron it may be moved tachment thereof.

Y over the fabriccoated surfaces thereof and have them adhere to the fabric on each side of the The tape then spacedly connects the sides of the crease at the back thereof so as to hold the crease uniformly and permanently formed in the fabric.

of the groove 9 in the ironing board decreased at the end so that its botmerges with the top surface of the cated tape and moved as to push the prefo' ed crease into the groove 8 and locate the tape over it while the heat and pressure of the iron cements the tapein place.

We claim: 1

1. In a device for the attachment over the back of a crease in fabric material by means of two strips of adhesive coating on the until it is held'flattenedby the tape and come pletely eliminated. The end of the permanently fixed crease thus gradually mergesinto the fabric producing an eflect which otherwise may only be obtained by careful and skilled pressing.

In the formation of the modified crease illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the member 5 has its guide flange 8 located in back of the vertical guide slot 6. In this way the tape fed thru the slot is depressed into the back of the crease while the crease is forced into the groove of the ironing board so that thetape is cemented to the fabric with its uncoated middle. area held depressed into the back of the crease. This will produce a permanently held crease as sharp as the one formed by the method illustrated, in Figures 1,-

will allow the crease to increase in width and therefore decrease in depth after it is removed from the groove in the ironing board.

The guide member 5 is preferably spaced from the iron by means-of a non-conductor of heat in order to reduce 'thetransmission of heat from the A v 2 and 3- because the unattached'wedge shaped middlearea of the tape which is not iron'to the guide member to a minimum and thus keep the adhesive coating of the tape from being activated until the tape hasreached the iron for I attachment thereby.

In Figure 7 wev have illustrated the combined tape positioning and guiding member 5 mounted on a suitable guide. l2 so that it can slide back and guide member slidably away from it for the threading of the tape thru the guide member to a position between it and the nose of the iron to facilitate the proper placing of the beginning of the tape over the back of the crease before the heated ironing surface of the iron is brought into contact with it-for the at- The guide 12 may also be mounted to swing in front of the iron as illustrated indotted lines in Figure 'I to further facilitate the threading of the tape thru the guide member and the placement of it in proper position relative to the preformed crease when the guide member is. placed ahead of the iron. When the beginning of the tape is attached, the guide memher is adapted to slide toward the nose of the iron to position itself directly in front of it as illustratedin dotted lines-in Figure '7 and move with the iron in the manner described above. 7

In Figures 8 and 9 we have illustrated the guide member 5 mounted at the end of the swinging and sliding arm l3. This arm is mounted to slide on the guide shaft II which extends parallel tothe ironing board III- and the groove 8. provided therein. When the armis swung into the The iron is then placed over the end of the 10- 75 aid g oove to form a, grease 'by means ironing board tape which are made adhesive by the application of heat and are spaced by an uncoated strip in the middleofthe tape, the combination of creasing means adapted to be movable over the fabric supported on an ironing board having a creasing channel therein so as tohold the fabric into the creasing channel, guide means movable with said creasing means for guiding the tape onto the fabric relative to the crease held therein by the creasing means with the tape on each side of the back of the crease and the uncoated strip over the back of the crease, and a heat exchange member movable with said guide means in contact with the tape for the permanent attachment of the tape to the fabric of the adhesive coatings.

2. In a device for the attachment of a tape over the back of a creasein fabric material by means of two strips of adhesive coating on the tape which are made adhesive by the application of heat and are spaced ,by an uncoated strip in the middle of the tape, the combination of guide means adapted to move over the fabric. supp rte on an ironing channel therein so as to guide the tape over the fabric relative to the creasing channel inthe ironing board, creasing means movable with said guide uncoated means adapted to hold the fabric. and the strip of the tape into said creasing channel and heat exchange means movable with said guide means into contact with the tape over the adhesive coated strips to cement the tape to the fabric on each side of the crease formed' therein.

3. Crease forming means adapted to form a permanent crease in a fabric'supported on an having a groove in the surface longitudinally thereof, comprising an iron for movement over the fabric on said ironing board, means movable with said fabric into the groove of said ironing board, and means movable. with said first named meansfor guiding a crease retaining tape relative to the fabric held in said groove for attachment by the iron over the back of the fabric on each side of the groove.

' ,4. Crease forming means adapted to make permanent a preformed crease provided in .a

fabric supported on an ironing board having a groove in the surface longitudinally thereof, comprising an iron for movement over the fabric on said board, means movable with said iron for en aging and holdingthe preformed crease in;

the fabric in said groove, and means movable with said first named means for guiding a crease retaining tape relative groove for attachment to i on each'side of the groove.

5. Crease forming means adapted to per nacrease in fabric supported on an groove extending longicomprising an iron for movement said board, means movable the fabric locked into in the fabric, means said groove, over the fabric on with said iron for holding up to the guide member so the guide member ahead of it to force of a. tape adhesive coated strips of the board having a. creasing iron for engasingithe' to said crease in said the fabric by said iron .said iron in its movement relative to said groove, and tape guiding and holding means for guiding a tape to the iron surface of said iron and hold-' ing it relative to said guide flange and said groove. 1

7. Crease forming means adapted to permanently form a crease in fabric supported on an ironing board having a groove therein, comprising tape guide means movably mounted over said ironing board for guiding a tape over the fabric relative to said groove,- means carried by said tape guide means for forcing the fabric into the groove of said ironing board, and means movable with said tape guide means for causing th attachment of the tape tothe fabric.

8. The combination as set forth in claim '7 including means for guiding said tape guide means parallel to said groove in said ironing board. I

9. The combination as set forth in claim 7 in which said tape guide means are mounted to swing toward and awayfrom said ironing board transversely thereto.

DAVID SEGELIN. SOLOMON SEGELIN. 

